Becster

Becster specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Relocating to NH...advice please

   Becster replied to Becster's topic in New Hampshire

   Hi Kimmie. I have not been on allnurses in awhile and didn't see your post. I moved to NH in December and love it. I am not working yet but have a phone interview with DHMC tomorrow and had an interview at a small hospital in the area today. Funny, I...

2. Interview help - (long, sorry)

   Becster replied to MJB2010's topic in Job Hunt

   I found that my best interviews were when I went in with the attitude of interviewing the employer rather than them interviewing me. It sounds llke you have some solid skills and are aware of your capabilities. I would ask them questions about staffi...

3. Anyone have any good critical care questions to quiz me on?

   Becster replied to nurse678's topic in Critical

   If you're studying for CCRN, I would know all the norms from your PA cath and what the implications are.

4. Relocating to NH...advice please

   Becster posted a topic in New Hampshire

   I currently worked in a mixed ICU in Washington state. My husband and I are planning on relocating to New Hampshire to be closer to family - but not too close. I am very interest in Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. Would you please give...

5. staffing

   Becster replied to icunurse1955's topic in Critical

   Sounds very unsafe. I work in a 21 bed CCU. When we have tele patients that are waiting for transfer (sometimes this can take days) to the floor we sill staff 1:2 with rare exception. 2 or 3 tele patients can be really demanding of your time especial...

6. Crushing Ecotrin for G Tube, Isn't that wrong?

   Becster replied to WVStarFish's topic in Medications

   You might confirm exactly what kind of feeding tube it is and where in the GI tract it is....as someone mentioned in an earlier post, Ecotrin is coated so that it doesn't dissolve until it gets to the intestine. If the distal end of the tube is in th...

7. New Grad feels lost... not cut out for nursing?

   Becster replied to soffy's topic in New Nurse

   Soffy, don't be so hard on yourself. You've been at it 5 whole weeks, did you really think that you would be an expert by now? The first year is the hardest. I am a very confident person, but I found myself praying every morning for the first 6 month...

8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   Becster replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think that there is a big difference between different pronounciations d/t regional differences and people just plain making a new word up. O2 stats is a good example of someone just not getting what they are trying to say. Sats is short for satura...

9. IV question

   Becster replied to mcknis's topic in Medications

   That's great that you are so considerate of pharmacy. You should speak with your manager about getting an IV drug book for your med room. I have seen nurses draw some med from the line and test it with a dose for the IVP for precipitate, but there a...

10. New hosptial computer systems pull nurses away from patient care

    Becster replied to lee1's topic in Safety

    HAHA! I worked in medical records in a facility that used Meditech prior to becoming an RN. The chart was printed after D/C and was more cumbersome to read than you would ever believe. It prints every question you are asked even if you don't answer t...

11. Primary Nursing Model

    Becster replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that what is actually being described is total care nursing rather than primary care. I currently work for a facility that does total care and although I believe in the model, it is not working for us right now. We have no aides on our uni...

12. The Best Hospitals List

    Becster replied to DanFNP's topic in General Nursing

    Henry Ford did not make the honor roll, but it was one of 170 that made the cut. I work at Providence St. Peter's which is also on the list.

13. A Bad, Bad Day

    Becster replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. Things happen. What matters is that you were able to remedy the situation and that you had that much empathy for his discomfort. It's tough to be everything. We have no aides where I work. I am constantly stressing because a patient...

14. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    Becster replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear God. How petty have things become. Sometimes I think that I was treated more like a professional before I went back and got my nursing degree! "Susie did this, Johnny did that." I don't give a Sam Hill what anyone else does as long as it doesn't...

15. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Becster replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    It kills me when the many nurses I work with give patients a smoking sensationpacket rather than the ordered smoking cessation packet.